Installation Guide

S-5!® Warning! Please use this product responsibly!
Products are protected by multiple U.S. and foreign patents. Visit the website at www.S-5.com for complete information on patents and trademarks. For maximum holding strength, setscrews
should be tensioned and re-tensioned as the seam material compresses. Clamp setscrew tension should be veried using a calibrated torque wrench between 160 and 180 inch pounds when used
on 22ga steel, and between 130 and 150 inch pounds for all other metals and thinner gauges of steel. Consult the S-5! website at www.S-5.com for published data regarding holding strength.
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Installation Instructions
S-5!® Warning! Please use these products responsibly! Visit our website or
contact your S-5! distributor for available load test results. The user and/
or installer of these parts is responsible for all necessary engineering and
design to ensure the S-5-U has been properly spaced and congured.
Notice to S-5! users: Due to the many variables involved with specic
panel products, climates, snow melt phenomena and job particulars, the
manufacturer cannot and does not express any opinions as to the suitability
of any S-5! assembly for any specic application and assumes no liability
with respect thereto. S-5! products are tested for ultimate holding strength
on various prole types and materials. This information is available from
the S-5! website: www.S-5.com. This document is an installation guide only
and the photographs and drawings herein are for the purpose of illustrating
installation tools and techniques, not system designs.
The S-5-U clamp is made for typical standing seam proles. When
attaching to machine folded seams (regardless of panel prole and
geometry), S-5! clamps are designed to engage the seam as shown. For
horizontal seam applications, the setscrews must be accessible from the top
for tightening.
Tools Needed
• Screwgun
• 3/16” Allen Bit Tip (Provided)
• Dial-Calibrated Torque Wrench*
(*For accurate tension values, do NOT use a clicking torque wrench.)
To Install S-5-U:
1) The S-5-U has four setscrew locations to make the clamp more versatile,
however, only two setscrews are used per clamp. The setscrews should
always be placed on the same side of the clamp. Partially thread the
setscrews into the clamp by hand.
2) Determine how to position the clamp. On many snap-together type
seams, the setscrews are opposite the open (or overlap) side of the seam. On
some seams, this aspect of clamp orientation is not critical.
3) Tighten the setscrews at the base of the clamp using a screwgun and the
included screwgun bit tip. For optimal holding strength, setscrews should
be tensioned to 160 to 180 inch pounds on 22ga steel, and 130 to 150 inch
pounds on all other metals and thinner gauges of steel.
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These instructions are for use by those experienced in the craft.
Always follow appropriate safety precautions and use appropriate tools.
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